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Battle of Jutland

noun

An indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark. Synonym: Jutland.

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... in the Battle of Jutland. The actual battle field may not have been more than twenty thousand square miles, but the incidental patrols, from first to last, must have covered many times that area. Doubtless the next generation will comb out every detail of it. All ...

— Sea Warfare • Rudyard Kipling

... ways could all be used for extra shells, thicker armour, and other kinds of special strength. Thus the Germans were even stronger than the number of their men-of-war would lead you to think; and they were strongest of all for battles at night or in misty weather near their own base. The battle of Jutland seemed to have been made on ...

— Flag and Fleet - How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas • William Wood

Words linked to "Battle of Jutland" : World War I, naval battle, Kingdom of Denmark, World War 1, War to End War, Jutland, Denmark, Great War, First World War, Danmark